Statement from Sid Salter, 51³Ô¹Ï Chief Communications Officer
51³Ô¹Ï can confirm the death of a student in an apparent accidental fall in the early morning hours today [May 7] on the 51³Ô¹Ï campus near the M-Club building. The student’s name is Andrew Scott Demboski, 21, of Ocean Springs. He was a junior environmental economics and management major in the 51³Ô¹Ï College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Andrew was a very talented student. Our campus is saddened by this loss on the day of Spring Commencement, and we all mourn Andrew’s passing and are keeping his family in our prayers. An investigation into the incident is ongoing by 51³Ô¹Ï and county officials. 51³Ô¹Ï will have no additional comment on this matter until noon on Monday [May 9].